I know, kind of salty for a heading, sorry, but we got some stuff to talk about. (Also, sorry I haven't been around as much but my life has been WONDERFULLY full, so thank you to everyone who's checked in. ❤️)
I've gotten a few asks in my inbox and I don't want to embarrass anyone and I also don't want to inadvertently give any future scoundrels and any tips.
NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT! *sprays you with water*
You have a copy of the fic. Kudos. But if they author wanted it on AO3 then IT WOULD BE ON AO3. Taking a fic not on A03 and putting it on A03 is a massive "fuck you!" to the author. The ultimate sign of disrespect to someone who put HOURS AND HOURS of work into their. FOR FREE. The LEAST we can do as fans is GIVE RESPECT.
Authors are not corporations. Authors are not sponsored. Authors are not "content creators". They are HOBBYISTS who are sharing their HOBBY with you.
Enjoy the fact that you have the fic.
Also I hate that I have to say this, but this same logic goes for Wattpad, Goodreads, Fanfiction.net, PDFs on reddit, and every site ever. Please stop.
Many authors took down work because they don't want their art mined by AI and you're putting it back up for AI.
Many authors took down their work as a rebellion against JKR and you're spitting in their face while they're trying to protest something.
Many authors took down their work because they're trying to pitch it as a book and they can't because agents and publishers search for the phrases and go "Well this exact story is already up for free and it's got gross, X-rated material I didn't see in my draft, so I'm definitely not giving them a book deal now". Congrats, now you'll never get a published and bound copy of your favorite fic.
Many authors took down their work because they are no longer proud of their work and they've grown as an artist and having the work up brings them daily shame, but you put it back up anyway.
Many authors took down their work for reasons that WE WILL NEVER KNOW and it's still our place to respect that.
Look, I support piracy. Corporations don't let us own anything anymore, so pirating isn't even stealing. But fanfic authors are not corporations. And you can't own a fic that isn't yours.
These authors have NOTHING but control over their work and you are stealing that. You are ruining their art, after they made it for you, for free.
I know you think you're helping fans by reposting a fic but I can't tel you how many authors I know that no longer post their fics BECAUSE THEY KNOW PEOPLE WILL STEAL THEM.
What do you do as a fan when you see reposted fanfics?
If you can, find and tell the author so they can take legal action.
Bully the author. Respond to every single comment on A03 and tell them exactly why the fic shouldn't be online, and why they shouldn't be supporting the non-author who published the fic without the author's consent
Go to the re-poster's social media and spread the word there. IDC anymore.
Talk about it with your friends and in servers. Every time you see someone asking for "PDFs of a fic" on tiktok go ape shit in the comments and get all your friends to help.
Okay, rant done. And remember, if you feel powerless, you will always have the power fanfic authors. You're part of this community. Your value and actions matter.
do you know of any wolfstarbucks fics that start out with moonchaser? 👀 I feel like they have a lot of potential
omg this is a GOOD QUESTION and i agree it would be interesting! unfortunately i can’t think of any? i feel like it’s always wolfstar or prongsfoot if there’s an established couple.
i do have a wip on my tbr, silly me (to fall in love with you) by jeonkaktus, which looks like remus and james get together first but i obviously can’t say for sure since i haven’t read it. it’s a soulmates au where remus and james are each other’s soulmates but they don’t know that they’re both sirius’s soulmates as well. the summary sounds like remus and james will get together first! maybe i’ll read it soon 👀
GET. AI. OUT. OF. FANDOM. Stop making headcanons with it, stop making fanfic with it, stop making fanart with it. If I see one more "asking chatgpt *blank* about *character/characters in a fandom* I'm going to lose my goddamn mind. Use your own fucking brain, stop asking AI to do everything. You could even ask other real people what they think. Just. Stop. Using. AI. In. Creative. Spaces.
second chronic illness themed @wolfstarmicrofic! this one featuring Remus with endometriosis for Endometriosis Awareness Month! CW for endo symptoms and mention of blood.
“C’mon, pull your shirt up.”
Remus drags his eyes away from the mindless comfort show on the TV screen. “What?”
Sirius sits down on the couch near his legs, curled tightly to his chest. “You heard me. Pull your shirt up.”
“Sirius,” Remus whines. He looks back at the television and curls his arms tighter around his lower abdomen, trying to absorb the warmth of the heating pad cradled there. “Leave me alone, it hurts.” An understatement if there ever was one. It’s like his uterus is a towel being wrung out until he cries, until he almost throws up, until he’s lost so much blood he’s dizzy with it.
A chilly hand cards gently through the curls falling over his forehead and Remus leans into the touch. “I know, baby, but I want to try something. Maybe it’ll help,” Sirius says.
And, well. He has Remus’s attention, but he’s still skeptical. “What is it?”
Sirius holds up a familiar brown tub of cream, one that Remus had bought for his joints and discarded months ago when it gave him no relief. “You haven’t tried it for this, have you?” Sirius asks.
Remus tilts his head, considering. No, he hasn’t. He doubts it will help, what with the big nothing it did everywhere else, but what does he have to lose by trying?
“Alright,” he agrees, and struggles to sit.
“No, no, hey, stay there. Just lift your shirt a bit for me,” Sirius says.
Remus does. Sirius insists on rubbing the cream into his pelvis for him, knowing how Remus hates the scent on his fingers.
Afterwards, Sirius settles into the opposite corner of the sofa, far enough to give Remus’s overheated body space, but close enough that he doesn’t feel alone. And Remus waits, and hopes.
the problem with reading and writing leading to a strong vocabulary is that you tend to know the vibe of words instead of their meanings.
if I used this word in a sentence, would it make sense? absolutely. if you asked me what it meant, could I tell you? absolutely not.
canon means nothing when I can shelter my blorbo and keep him alive through the power of archive of our own
tagged by @neege, thank you! <3 tagging @brandileigh2003 @raindragon-20 @missmoonfrost
coffee shop or flower shop
au or fix-it
enemies to lovers or childhood friends
angst or fluff
love at first sight or pining
modern au or historical au
soulmates or unrequited
fake dating or secret dating
break up & make up or proposal & weddings
get together or established relationship
oblivious pining or domestic fluff
hurt/comfort or crack
meet the parents or meet cute
this was way harder than it should’ve been omg i’m awful at making decisions/picking favorites 😭
The black and white 🦢
kinda dissapointed on this one but it's my first time drawing both, yep.
Happy birthday, Remus :3
honestly floored by the response to this post omg 🥺🥺
anyways i’m here to say the first chapter is up!! i hope you enjoy :)
@moonandstarshangoutinbars it has been posted!!
hiii here’s a little peek at my christmas fic featuring trans remus! (he’s disabled as well but it’s not mentioned in this bit)
i’m aiming to have it all posted by christmas :)
ok i’m gonna go hide and not check tumblr for a while now